Study reveals high metabolic
rates, meaning polar bears need a lot of fat-rich prey, but more than half of
those studied were running an energy deficit
Date: February 1, 2018
Source: University of California - Santa Cruz
Summary:
A new study finds polar bears in
the wild have higher metabolic rates than previously thought, and as climate
change alters their environment a growing number of bears are unable to catch
enough prey to meet their energy needs.
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